Arctic Awakening
A first-person narrative adventure set in the unforgiving Arctic. Your plane crashed in a storm, leaving only your court-mandated therapy bot for company as you journey to find your co-pilot and uncover the…
Arctic Awakening is an adventure developed by GoldFire Studios, released 18 September 2025 on PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S, PlayStation 4 and Xbox One.
What Arctic Awakening is
Arctic Awakening is an adventure game developed by GoldFire Studios and released in 2025. It is available on PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Mac and PC (Microsoft Windows). It runs on Unity.
The premise, in the publisher's words
It was supposed to be routine. A supply drop to an Alaskan town, auto-pilot on, guard down. You and Donavan were already planning post mission drinks when it happened. The storm. Half the plane disappeared in a flash. Donavan was gone, lost to the howling tempest. Waking from the crash you find yourself alone, trapped in a frozen wilderness, your only companions a court-mandated therapy bot and temperatures that can cut a man to shreds. Hope for survival lies in finding your friend and maybe a way home. You are Kai, a pilot without a plane lost in the wilderness of the far north. You’ll need your wits about you to brave the elements, find your co-pilot and get the hell out of Dodge. Along…
How it plays
It is played from a first person perspective. Its themes are drama, mystery, open world and science fiction. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component.
What it launched against
Arctic Awakening launched on 18 September 2025, within three weeks of Ghost of Yotei, Hollow Knight: Silksong, Metal Gear Solid Delta: Snake Eater and Silent Hill f. It arrived 5 years into the PlayStation 5's life, so it was built for hardware developers already knew well.
Released around the same time: Ghost of Yotei, Hollow Knight: Silksong, Metal Gear Solid Delta: Snake Eater, Silent Hill f.
Official trailer
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